A TAIWANESE, who pleaded guilty to one count of common assault, has been given a conditional discharge. Sean Warren Hou, 53, had earlier denied the allegation. His matter was listed for trial twice before he decided to enter a guilty plea yesterday when it came for trial. Hou is without a lawyer after his lawyer…
A MAN and his wife have been charged with the forgery of more than $15,000 from a private account at the Bank of South Pacific (BSP) Agent at Lata, Temotu Province. Eddie Vaurou is facing 24 counts of forgery of certain documents with intend to defraud while Doreen Sanubo faces one count of forgery with…
KWARA’AE constituents residing in the mountains of the Kwarea bridge region have called for the urgent repair of that portion of road. Chairman of Namoia Community High School Enoch Idui told the Solomon Star in Auki the steep road connecting high Kwarea Bridge is very dangerous for vehicle to use. “This is a very important…
KUKUM and Bahaii lands have come under the microscope following questions raised by Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga, over the state of land leases there. Mr Maelanga asked the Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey Andrew Manepora, to state the plans, progress and current status of lands leases in Honiara, particularly at…
POLICE are yet to lay additional 52 criminal charges against the former Correctional Service Officer accused of stealing more than $100,000. So far, 13 charges in relation to uttering, personating in general and forgery have been laid against Don Lisi Talu of Isabel Province. Police Prosecutor Alice Foanaota told the court that the additional 52…
PUBLIC servants’ General Orders (GO) has become a subject of discussion in parliament yesterday when Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga, raised a question as to which version of the GO is the legal one. The Minister of Public Service, John Kuku, in response stated that the 1986 edition of the GO is…
THE Government yesterday organised a forum to enhance performance of State Owned Enterprise (SOE) in the country. It was held at the Heritage Park Hotel. The forum was an educational one filled with constructive ideas and intriguing facts about successful operations of SOE in developing countries. A huge turnout of SOE top officials and government…
The Permanent Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Finance & Treasury (MoFT) Fred Fakari has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing that government has imposed a 20% export duty on bauxite shipment. This was in response to a question from the PAC Chairman Rick Hou asking about the value of substantial amount of soil being…
Toilet facilities at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) are for sick patients, and not for the public says the acting NRH Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In an interview yesterday Dr Rooney Jagilly said the public has failed to abide by the rules and regulations of the hospital. “Thus leads to the abuse of the toilet…
The Ministry of Commerce Industry Labour and Immigration (MCILI)has for the first time met with the stakeholders for consultation and set up a working task force to work on the labour law review, labour market information and analyses, and national wages policy. The initiative was to establish a tripartite partnership between the Government, the employers…